Many voices

Determining a person's personality from their voice is more complicated than Tiffany O'Callaghan's article suggests (13 July, p 38).

Although I think I always speak in the same way, I am told that my voice differs depending on whether I am addressing a group or chatting at the dinner table.

Some people appear to have a number of personalities, and the one they subconsciously present, with its attendant voice, is the one appropriate to the circumstance. So, any single test will only reveal a partial picture of such people.

To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.

To continue reading this article, log in or subscribe to New Scientist

App + web

Web

Smartphone

Tablet

$25.99 - Save 65%

12 issues for $2.17 per issue

with continuous service

Print + web

Print

Web

$28.99 - Save 61%

12 issues for $2.42 per issue

with continuous service

Print + app + web

Print

Web

Smartphone

Tablet

$39.99 - Save 73%

12 issues for $3.33 per issue

with continuous service

Web

Web only

$49.99

30 day web pass

Prices may vary according to delivery country and associated local taxes.